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  • Leptodoras praelongus
  • Leptodoras praelongus
  • Leptodoras praelongus
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Scientific NameLeptodoras praelongus    (Myers & Weitzman, 1956)
Common Name
Type LocalitySão Gabriel Rapids, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.
Synonym(s)Hassar praelongus
EtymologyLeptodoras: From the Greek leptos, meaning slender, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the shape. 
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Size185mm or 7.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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BreedingUnreported in the aquarium.
Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceStanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 7 (no. 1), pp 2, Fig. 1.
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ARN ref:1.12.52.1822
Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)